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August 16, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Expenditure category | Relative importance, June 2012 | Percent change, July 2011—July 2012 |
---|---|---|
All items |
100.000 | 1.4 |
Housing |
40.863 | 1.4 |
Transportation |
17.214 | -0.9 |
Food and beverages |
15.157 | 2.3 |
Medical care |
7.110 | 4.1 |
Education and communication |
6.721 | 2.1 |
Recreation |
6.027 | 1.3 |
Apparel |
3.554 | 3.0 |
Other goods and services |
3.354 | 2.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Consumer prices increase 1.4 percent from July 2011 to July 2012.